Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Henri was a Jewish immigrant, and Holocaust survivor. He created the Give Kids the World Village for Children who are terminally ill or battling a life threatening illness like Jessie. Give Kids the World is where we stayed two weeks ago on Jessie's Wish trip. http://www.gktw.org/ It is an amazing place for kids.

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Hi Jessie & family!My name is Erica and I work with your Aunt Cyndi in Lincoln. My husband and I have been praying for you! You are a beautiful little girl and have the most gorgeous smile! Keep smiling kiddo!

About Me

Jessie is 8 years-old and in 2nd Grade. She has 3 brothers, Matt(12), Jake(10) and Josh(10). She loves people, and never met a stranger. She loves to laugh and sing and play. Jessie was diagnosed with Rasmussen's Encephalitis(RE), which is a rare brain disease that usually attacks healthy children about her age. The only known treatment for this cruel disease is a hemispherectomy (surgical removal of one-half of the brain)
This is an account of Jessie's confrontation with RE and her families attempts to navigate through a new world to bring her the best care possible. Surgery was on June 11, 2008.
This Blog is an attempt to help people undertand this disease and surgery, and to help others with kids going through it to find comfort and resource from someone who has been there before.
Read from bottom, up. It will be updated continuously through Jessie's Miraculous Recovery.
**To add Comments, just click "Comments".Or, email Jessie at Jessie@Hallzoo.com.